Dear Readers, The What The Woods Mean manuscript and the cover is nearly ready for publishing but owing to certain circumstances that I’d only become fully aware of lately, I need to postpone the publication. It will still be published, but sometime in 2026. Sorry about this, but it’s definitely necessary for this time. The … Continue reading A(nother) Postponement and Tentative Publication Plans for 2026
I’m winding down (slowly) from a very stressful year so I’m taking some time and distance to assess what I’ve achieved and have not achieved this year. I didn’t quite expect this to be a year’s end roundup but it does sound that way, doesn’t it? I’ll probably have a couple more blog posts here … Continue reading From The Escritoire 13/12/2025
Last week I had the displeasure of having to read a very unpleasant email screenshotting my blog posts to say that they had no pedagogical value or any value at all to society. I won’t remark too much about the toll of such petty awfulness and cruelty upon my self-confidence and emotional health but I … Continue reading What Even is Pedagogical Value in the Blogosphere? Who Decides?
Here’s an excerpt from the Prologue of Watermyth: She inhaled those tales amidst the tumult of bus interchanges, the sound of 1990s grunge-rock and Malay hair metal booming from tiny cassette shops flanking the central bus station, where exhaust fumes met a medley of aromas from smoky woks and great cauldrons of livid chettinad curries … Continue reading Cantata Chronicles 10/10/2025
Another month, another accountability thread! So here’s what was achieved since my last post and my October goals. Some changes since the last post: I decided to set smaller (lol) monthly goals. And I decided to be more holistic about it rather than compartmentalizing everything since all aspects of my being should work together. August-September … Continue reading From the Escritoire 1/10/2025